News tagged with specialists

Internet voting still faces hurdles in US

Shop online. Bank online. Why not vote online?

Technology / Other

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Hackers booby-trap foreign policy group websites

Internet security researchers warned that foreign policy and human rights websites are being booby-trapped by hackers in what appears to be cyber espionage.

Technology / Internet

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 12

Apple out to kill widespread Macintosh virus

Apple said it is crafting a weapon to vanquish a Flashback virus from Macintosh computers and working to disrupt the command network being used by hackers behind the infections. ...

Technology / Software

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Hackers hitting Macs with virus: industry experts

The computer security industry buzzed Thursday with warnings that more than a half-million Macintosh computers may have been infected with a virus targeting Apple machines.

Technology / Software

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 22

Hacker drone launches airborne cyber attacks

Computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft Friday capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Code War replacing Cold War: security experts

A US counterterrorism expert warned that the Cold War has given way to a "Code War" in which cyber weapons can be unleashed with devastating consequences.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Hacker group claims hit on US defense contractor

Hacker group Anonymous released a trove of military email addresses and passwords it claimed to have plundered from the network of US defense consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Referral for specialist care varies by age, sex and social deprivation

In the UK, the likelihood of being referred for specialist care varies according to age, sex and socio-economic circumstances, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Urgent changes needed to prepare doctors to care for aging America

Leading physician policy experts are calling for changes in medical education policy at multiple levels to ensure that doctors are prepared to treat the country's aging adult population.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Report: Shortage of cyber experts may hinder govt

(AP) -- Federal agencies are facing a severe shortage of computer specialists, even as a growing wave of coordinated cyberattacks against the government poses potential national security risks, a private study found.

Technology / Other

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Orthopaedic experts examine overhead

Baseball season is underway. With the pros, college and high school teams taking to the baseball diamonds and Little Leaguers soon to follow, orthopedic specialists at Rush University Medical Center are cautioning players ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Giving doctors the complete picture

During the course of a hospitalization, patients are seen by a variety of specialists in addition to the physician who has primary responsibility for their care. However, faulty communication, inappropriate timing, inadequate ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Cyber-crooks targeting social-networking websites

Computer security specialists warn that Facebook users have been hit with a series of data-stealing attacks in the past week as cyber crooks increasingly stalk social-networking websites.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research helps predict stock market

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Massey University have developed a new way to predict stock markets that has been recognised with an award from New Zealand finance specialists.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3